David McBeth, professor of Art, received the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. The Harold Love Outstanding Community Service award is sponsored by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and is named after the late state representative Harold Love, who was instrumental in passing legislation to create community service recognition programs at the state level in… Continue reading McBeth receives Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
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LifeLine Blood Drive
UTM will be hosting a LifeLine Blood Drive in the University Center from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, through Wednesday, Feb. 6. UTM has been the host of such blood drives for over 20 years. Each year, students and faculty donate over 800 units and save over 1,600 lives. Each donor can… Continue reading LifeLine Blood Drive
Annual service day is Jan. 19
For campus organizations looking for service opportunities, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs will be hosting its third annual Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 19. The organizers of the event characterize it as “an opportunity to turn what is normally a day off work/school into a day of service in honor of… Continue reading Annual service day is Jan. 19
Operation Christmas Child has packing party success
Given that many find themselves in a charitable mood in this festive time of the year, the Operation Christmas Child packaging party, held on Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the UC Ballroom, offered an opportunity for students and faculty to log community service hours or merely offer a helping hand to a good cause. The annual… Continue reading Operation Christmas Child has packing party success
The ‘So what?’ on community service
Our whole lives, we’ve been told, “community service is important so you can get into a good college,” or “you need to volunteer so you look more appealing to a college recruiter.” We spend lots of time in high school volunteering with the end game of getting accepted at a good school. However, what happens… Continue reading The ‘So what?’ on community service